Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655787 - Employee's face injured when struck by metal object

Accident Summary Nr: 655787 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122120967	09/23/1997	1629	0	Blackstone Valley Concrete Floors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was trying to straighten the metal leg of a stone crusher when the pressure applied by an excavator caused the leg to detach and strike him in the face. He sustained facial fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122120967			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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